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fixation vs regression

regression vs fixation

fixation and regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fixation Yes No No No
regression Yes No No No
As nouns, fixation and regression are synonyms defined as:
  • fixation and regression: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Other synonyms of fixation include arrested development, infantile fixation.
fixation (noun) regression (noun)
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body returning to a former state
the activity of fastening something firmly in position the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Difference between fixation and regression

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